Garden Educator Big Green
- Date Posted September 13, 2019
- Location Memphis, TN
- Category Education / Nonprofit
- Job type Full-Time
Position Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with Regional Program Team to achieve defined regional goals and prioritize efforts to drive social impact in all Learning Gardens.
- Build relationships and maintain ongoing communication via email, phone and in-person meetings with teachers, principals, administrators, other school staff, volunteers and parents at +/- 25 local schools.
- Administer Big Green’s gardening and food literacy-based programming and services for diverse populations of teachers, parents, community members and students at schools with Learning Gardens:
- All programmatic elements for the installation of new Learning Gardens
- Planting and harvest days at schools with Learning Gardens
- Professional development workshops covering gardening skills, garden-based curriculum, harvesting techniques, cooking demos, and recipes
- Support integration of the Learning Garden into teachers’ instructional plans
- Work with regional and national Program Team members to implement, develop and evaluate Learning Garden programming in region.
- Represent Big Green through tabling, presentations, and facilitating activities at schools and community events.
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including public speaking
- Strong planning and organizational skills. Interest in and ability to multi-task and coordinate several major activities simultaneously
- Proficient in various computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive, email communication, and/or ability to learn new systems quickly
- Experience working in urban agriculture and/or farming
- Experience and ability to work with diverse populations, including youth and adults
- Understanding of cultural competency and social context regarding individuals’ relationships with food
- Knowledge of topics including urban agriculture, botany, horticulture, environmental science, health & nutrition, environmental & social justice, food systems, and food access
- Access to a vehicle with light hauling capacity (sedans and small vehicles are acceptable) and a valid driver’s license
- Ability to speak conversational Spanish
- Formal or informal teaching experience
- Experience in the education and/or community development fields
- Experience with nutrition education, healthy cooking and/or food prep, etc.
- Familiarity with data management software
- Occasionally lift and carry objects up to 50 pounds
- Occasionally reach and grasp with arms and hands
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather
Big Green offers a competitive benefits package.